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Graduate scheme delivers eleven Summer hires at Newcastle's Scott Logic

Newcastle-headquartered software development consultancy Scott Logic is continuing to reap the rewards of its graduate programme, making eleven new appointments this Summer.

The new starters, three of whom will be based in Newcastle, four in Bristol and four in Edinburgh, were welcomed to the firm, which delivers software solutions to clients across a number of sectors.

As well as plenty of work, including an introduction to a raft of software development tools and the challenge of creating their first application for the company, the graduates enjoyed a packed diary of activities, including go-karting, pool, remote control car racing, football and an interactive ‘values challenge’.

The group has joined four colleagues that kicked off the company’s 2016 graduate programme in February this year.

One of the new starters, Marcus Redgrave-Close, 21, was worried software firms may not take him seriously as his undergraduate degree was in English Literature, but having been reassured by one of 2015’s graduate intake at the Newcastle Coding Challenge in February, he readily applied to join the firm.

He explained: “After completing an MSc in Computer Science at Newcastle University, I wanted to work for a company that created complex software using state-of-the-art technology. Having heard of Scott Logic while at university, I decided to attend one of its hack days. Overall, I really enjoyed the event, as Scott Logic seemed passionate about technology and its volunteers were overtly welcoming.

John Wright, Recruitment Manager, said: “The graduate scheme is vital to our strategic growth as a company, and it’s great to see so many technically gifted people joining our consultancy.

“Week one is an important part of their orientation. As collaboration is a core business value we want them working together, as well as with their more experienced colleagues on building their technical learning.

“We also realise the importance of switching off so there’s plenty of social activities to allow our people to enjoy themselves and get to know each other.”

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